The Knot Community Update– FAQ

o You can decide if you want to be notified by email or a mini-popup while in community

· Earn badges?

o You can earn badges for a variety of actions – more info coming!

When will I receive notifications?

o New contribution to a discussion you started

o Been mentioned / tagged in a post

o Earned a badge

o Been warned

o New private message

o New posts in your bookmarks

What is changing with Private Messaging?

o More prominent on member profiles

o You can now message multiple users in one PM

o You will be notified when new messages

What are my new options when creating a new thread on a board?

o New discussion

o New poll

o New question

· Creator of question can designate one reply as the answer, awarding points to the member who submitted the chosen/best answer

How do I ignore a user?

o User goes to her preferences page

o There is a ‘Ignore List’ as an option in the left rail

o Click this and type the name of the user, save.

o There’s a max of 5

What is the process when the community rules are violated?

o Warnings take points away from users

o Each warning is for a specified time period

o 5 warnings equate to ban

o Moderators/TK Administrators can send message to users with a warning

MODERATORS --- you will be getting your own Private Moderator board. If you see it, you are a mod! We’ll be posting mod names on the boards as soon as the updates continue. Once the board is live, we will be posting your new roles and permissions there.